How you can help victims of Harvey

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Evacuees fill up cots at the George Brown Convention Center that has been turned into a shelter run by the American Red Cross to house victims of Hurricane Harvey on August 28, 2017 in Houston, Texas.(Photo by Erich Schlegel/Getty Images)

Harvey made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane and eventually weakened into a tropical storm. It left cities and towns devastated in its path, dumping more than a year's worth of rainfall in some locations and leading to historic flooding.

Harvey was the first category 4 hurricane to hit Texas since Hurricane Carla in 1961. It has forced many people from their homes and many are asking what they can do to help. 

Here are a few things you can do help those affected:

VOLUNTEER

The American Red Cross of Central Texas trained volunteers to help out at their shelters.

DONATE MONEY

Various organizations have set up relief funds to help. Click on organization's below to donate.

• Rebuild Texas Fund
• Fayette County Texas Relief and Recovery
• Coastal Bend Disaster Recovery Group
• Austin Disaster Relief Network
• American Red Cross
• Samaritan's Purse
• Salvation Army
• Global Giving
• Catholic Charities USA
• Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund
• AmeriCares
• YouCaring fundraising page set up by NFL star J.J. Watt
• Hurricane Harvey Donation fund set up by actor Kevin Hart
• Hurricane Harvey GoFundMe pages

DONATE BLOOD OR OTHER ITEMS

• We Are Blood (O negative and O positive desperately needed)
• South Texas Blood & Tissue Center
• Texas Diaper Bank
• Austin Diaper Bank
• Airbnb waiving service fees for those affected by disaster and checking in between 8/23-9/25
• Houston Food Bank
• Food Bank of Corpus Christi

HELPING PETS

• Austin Pets Alive! is helping shelters affected by Harvey. It needs various items as well people willing to foster. You can get more information here.
• Austin Animal Center
• Houston Humane Society
• Austin Wildlife Rescue
• San Antonio Humane Society